Tehran chess championship boy -14
50 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 24 Aug 2025 to 29 Aug 2025 in Tehran, Iran. Top 10 Elo average was 1620, and top seed was Mohammaddariush Aminalroaya (🇮🇷 IRI, 1744).
Arya Pejhan (🇮🇷 IRI, 1608) won with 6.0/7, ahead of Ilia Azimian Ghahremanloo (5.5) and Mohammad Aeen Kalhori (5.5). Pejhan clinched sole first place in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 7: Mohammad Aeen Kalhori (1449) beat Mohammaddariush Aminalroaya (1744), a +295-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsArya Pejhan led from R7; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 6 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R7.
Arya Pejhan held the sole lead from R7 through R7 without losing it.
Arya Pejhan 4 wins (R4–R7)Ilia Azimian Ghahremanloo 3 wins (R1–R3)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Arya Pejhan | * | — | — | — |
| 2Ilia Azimian Ghahremanloo | — | * | — | 1 |
| 3Arvin Aghazadeh | — | — | * | — |
| 4Mohammad Aeen Kalhori | — | 0 | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pejhan, Arya | 1608 | IRI | +46N | +17B | −5N | +19B | +18N | +21B | +6B | 6.0 | 25.5 | 27.5 | 22.50 | 1821 | +52.8 |
| 2 | Azimian Ghahremanloo, Ilia | 1672 | IRI | +49B | +3N | +10B | −8N | +15B | =6N | +7B | 5.5 | 29.0 | 29.5 | 22.00 | 1760 | +28.0 |
| 3 | Kalhori, Mohammad Aeen | 1449 | IRI | +12N | −2B | +33N | +37B | =11N | +29B | +5N | 5.5 | 25.5 | 27.5 | 19.75 | 1708 | +52.8 |
| 4 | Aghazadeh, Arvin | 1473 | IRI | +39B | =7N | +30B | +29N | −6B | +10N | +13B | 5.5 | 25.0 | 27.0 | 19.50 | 1717 | +62.8 |
| 5 | Aminalroaya, Mohammaddariush | 1744 | IRI | +25B | +14N | +1B | =6N | +8B | =7N | −3B | 5.0 | 31.0 | 34.5 | 24.00 | 1675 | -16.4 |
| 6 | Sohrabi, Radin | 1678 | IRI | +38N | +18B | +20N | =5B | +4N | =2B | −1N | 5.0 | 30.0 | 32.0 | 20.75 | 1715 | +12.4 |
| 7 | Hashemi, Seyed Mohammadarmin | 1654 | IRI | +45N | =4B | +11N | +22B | +21N | =5B | −2N | 5.0 | 27.5 | 29.5 | 18.75 | 1689 | +13.6 |
| 8 | Badali Melkonians, Emil | 1630 | IRI | +23B | +15N | =29N | +2B | −5N | =9B | +16B | 5.0 | 27.0 | 30.0 | 21.00 | 1637 | +3.6 |
| 9 | Shirkoohi, Arash | 1445 | IRI | =16B | =30N | +34B | +44N | =10B | =8N | +17B | 5.0 | 23.5 | 25.5 | 17.25 | 1666 | +35.2 |
| 10 | Ameri Sefide, Vala | 1560 | IRI | +19N | +33B | −2N | +17B | =9N | −4B | +22N | 4.5 | 27.5 | 30.5 | 17.00 | 1489 | -19.2 |
| 11 | Sohrabi, Arian | 1521 | IRI | +36B | +44N | −7B | +27N | =3B | −13N | +25B | 4.5 | 24.5 | 26.5 | 14.25 | 1235 | -40.0 |
| 12 | Rokouei, Armin | 0 | IRI | −3B | +25N | −15B | +43N | =14B | +30N | +24B | 4.5 | 24.0 | 26.0 | 14.25 | 1337 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Mohagheghi, Arash | 1427 | IRI | +35N | =21B | −31N | +30B | +20N | +11B | −4N | 4.5 | 23.5 | 26.5 | 16.25 | 1618 | +40.8 |
| 14 | Hosseintehrani, Mahan | 1483 | IRI | +47N | −5B | −19N | +42B | =12N | +38B | +23N | 4.5 | 21.0 | 22.0 | 10.75 | 945 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Moradi, Mohsen | 1436 | IRI | +40N | −8B | +12N | +20B | −2N | =23B | =29N | 4.0 | 25.5 | 27.5 | 13.75 | 1506 | +12.0 |
| 16 | Roshani, Roham | 0 | IRI | =9N | +28B | −21N | =24N | +27B | +18B | −8N | 4.0 | 24.5 | 28.0 | 15.25 | 1454 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Hemmati, Houmaan | 1431 | IRI | +41B | −1N | +32B | −10N | +44B | +26N | −9N | 4.0 | 24.0 | 26.0 | 10.50 | 1441 | +1.6 |
| 18 | Alimohammadi, Yona | 1493 | IRI | +48B | −6N | +43B | +23N | −1B | −16N | +32B | 4.0 | 23.5 | 24.5 | 9.50 | 843 | -24.0 |
| 19 | Hatami, Nariman | 0 | IRI | −10B | +39N | +14B | −1N | −26B | +37N | +41B | 4.0 | 22.5 | 24.5 | 10.50 | 1337 | 0.0 |
| 20 | Khosravi Moghadam, Roham | 1542 | IRI | +32B | +43N | −6B | −15N | −13B | +47N | +42B | 4.0 | 20.5 | 21.5 | 8.00 | 713 | -64.8 |
| 21 | Barati, Amirali | 1559 | IRI | +34B | =13N | +16B | +31N | −7B | −1N | F | 3.5 | 25.5 | 25.5 | 12.25 | 1288 | -39.6 |
| 22 | Khademi, Artin | 1418 | IRI | =31B | +24N | +26B | −7N | −29B | +41N | −10B | 3.5 | 22.5 | 24.5 | 10.50 | 1531 | +36.4 |
| 23 | Fathabadi, Arsham | 0 | IRI | −8N | +35B | +41N | −18B | +?B | =15N | −14B | 3.5 | 22.5 | 22.5 | 7.00 | 1513 | 0.0 |
| 24 | Kazemi, Radin | 1520 | IRI | =28N | −22B | +50N | =16B | +31B | =25N | −12N | 3.5 | 22.0 | 22.0 | 8.50 | 618 | -24.8 |
| 25 | Amiri, Shayan | 0 | IRI | −5N | −12B | +47N | +40B | +37N | =24B | −11N | 3.5 | 21.5 | 22.5 | 6.75 | 1313 | 0.0 |
| 26 | Lashgari, Ahoora | 1548 | IRI | −33N | +42B | −22N | +39B | +19N | −17B | =28N | 3.5 | 20.0 | 22.0 | 9.75 | 625 | -53.6 |
| 27 | Aghaaligol, Pooyan | 0 | IRI | −37N | +47B | +40N | −11B | −16N | +39B | =30B | 3.5 | 17.5 | 18.5 | 6.50 | 710 | 0.0 |
| 28 | Nourizad Chianeh, Arad | 0 | IRI | =24B | −16N | −?B | +49N | +32B | =31N | =26B | 3.5 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 8.50 | 1425 | 0.0 |
| 29 | Hashemi, Seyed Mohammadarman | 1527 | IRI | +42N | F | =8B | −4B | +22N | −3N | =15B | 3.0 | 25.5 | 27.5 | 10.00 | 1411 | -32.0 |
| 30 | Zarei, Arad | 0 | IRI | +50N | =9B | −4N | −13N | +45B | −12B | =27N | 3.0 | 25.0 | 25.0 | 6.25 | 1178 | 0.0 |
| 31 | Taperashi, Sorena | 0 | IRI | =22N | F | +13B | −21B | −24N | =28B | +33N | 3.0 | 21.5 | 21.5 | 11.00 | 1390 | 0.0 |
| 32 | FIDE 536083160 | 0 | — | −20N | +38B | −17N | +45B | −28N | +40B | −18N | 3.0 | 19.5 | 21.5 | 6.00 | 689 | 0.0 |
| 33 | Jafari, Mohammad | 0 | IRI | +26B | −10N | −3B | −?N | +48B | +44N | −31B | 3.0 | 19.5 | 19.5 | 6.50 | 1347 | 0.0 |
| 34 | FIDE 536083151 | 0 | — | −21N | +50B | −9N | −38B | −40N | +46B | +37B | 3.0 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 4.00 | 703 | 0.0 |
| 35 | FIDE 428095928 | 0 | — | −13B | −23N | =49B | =36N | −42N | +50B | +38N | 3.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 3.50 | 627 | 0.0 |
| 36 | FIDE 536083178 | 0 | — | −11N | −45B | −38N | =35B | +49B | −43N | +48N | 2.5 | 14.5 | 15.0 | 3.00 | 710 | 0.0 |
| 37 | FIDE 536083208 | 0 | — | +27B | F | +45N | −3N | −25B | −19B | −34N | 2.0 | 22.5 | 24.5 | 5.50 | 649 | 0.0 |
| 38 | Bakhtiari, Mobin | 0 | IRI | −6B | −32N | +36B | +34N | −41B | −14N | −35B | 2.0 | 21.0 | 23.0 | 5.50 | 741 | 0.0 |
| 39 | FIDE 536083186 | 0 | — | −4N | −19B | F | −26N | +43B | −27N | +45B | 2.0 | 20.5 | 20.5 | 4.00 | 714 | 0.0 |
| 40 | Sadeghi, Aryan | 0 | IRI | −15B | +49N | −27B | −25N | +34B | −32N | F | 2.0 | 19.0 | 19.5 | 3.50 | 636 | 0.0 |
| 41 | Sarrafzadeh Ghadimi, Parsa | 0 | IRI | −17N | F | −23B | +46B | +38N | −22B | −19N | 2.0 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 4.00 | 625 | -37.6 |
| 42 | FIDE 36797910 | 0 | — | −29B | −26N | +48B | −14N | +35B | F | −20N | 2.0 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 4.00 | 739 | 0.0 |
| 43 | Ghahremani, Parham | 0 | IRI | +?N | −20B | −18N | −12B | −39N | +36B | F | 2.0 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 2.50 | 1420 | 0.0 |
| 44 | FIDE 536083216 | 0 | — | F | −11B | +46N | −9B | −17N | −33B | +49N | 2.0 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 2.50 | 663 | 0.0 |
| 45 | FIDE 536083143 | 0 | — | −7B | +36N | −37B | −32N | −30N | +48B | −39N | 2.0 | 17.5 | 18.5 | 3.50 | 848 | 0.0 |
| 46 | FIDE 428095847 | 0 | — | −1B | +48N | −44B | −41N | −47B | −34N | +50N | 2.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 1.00 | 706 | 0.0 |
| 47 | FIDE 428092996 | 0 | — | −14B | −27N | −25B | F | +46N | −20B | F | 1.0 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 2.00 | 742 | 0.0 |
| 48 | FIDE 428031199 | 0 | — | −18N | −46B | −42N | +50B | −33N | −45N | −36B | 1.0 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 0.00 | 693 | 0.0 |
| 49 | FIDE 536083135 | 0 | — | −2N | −40B | =35N | −28B | −36N | F | −44B | 0.5 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 1.50 | 871 | 0.0 |
| 50 | FIDE 536083119 | 0 | — | −30B | −34N | −24B | −48N | F | −35N | −46B | 0.0 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 0.00 | 702 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Aghazadeh, ArvinIRI+62.85.5 pts · #5
- 2Kalhori, Mohammad AeenIRI+52.85.5 pts · #11
- 3Pejhan, AryaIRI+52.86.0 pts · #3
- 1Khosravi Moghadam, RohamIRI-64.84.0 pts · #36
- 2Lashgari, AhooraIRI-53.63.5 pts · #45
- 3Sohrabi, ArianIRI-40.04.5 pts · #25
- R7+295 Elo gap
- R3+130 Elo gap
- R6+117 Elo gap